The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee on Friday, January 9, 2026, held a high-level consultative meeting with former President Nana Akufo-Addo at his private office in Labone.
The meeting forms part of ongoing strategic engagements designed to ensure a seamless and transparent process ahead of the election of a new presidential candidate on January 31.
During the meeting, the committee, made up of experienced party figures, briefed the former President on the election roadmap, the state of logistical preparations, and the enhanced vetting arrangements put in place to safeguard unity within the party.
With the upcoming primary viewed as a defining moment for the NPP after its transition into opposition, party leadership faces strong pressure to produce a flagbearer capable of leading the party back to power.
Discussions at Labone, according to sources, centred on the integrity of the voter register and the mechanisms for resolving internal disputes.
Akufo-Addo, engaging as a respected elder of the party, is said to have stressed the importance of a level playing field in order to avoid fractures that could undermine electoral fortunes in the national polls.
The meeting is widely interpreted as an effort to secure the institutional backing of the former President, whose influence remains substantial within the party’s grassroots.
The Presidential Elections Committee is expected to publish the final list of qualified aspirants after the completion of the appeals process for any contenders who may have been disqualified.
The 2026 race for the NPP flagbearer is anticipated to be one of the most competitive in the party’s history, with an estimated voter base of about two hundred thousand delegates drawn from all 275 constituencies, including constituency and regional executives, sitting members of parliament and representatives of the party’s external branches.
The committee has rolled out tougher vetting standards that emphasise the public appeal and clean record of aspirants to withstand the demands of a national campaign, while a decentralised voting system will allow delegates to cast their ballots simultaneously at designated centres across the country, a measure intended to deepen transparency and limit the concentration of influence.
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